Senior Backend Engineer, Collection
Core
Designing and building scalable, robust systems to collect mission-critical data from multiple online sources and structuring messy data streams for defense workflows.
Role type
Senior Backend Engineer (Data Collection & OSINT)
Builds
Data collection pipelines and scalable systems for OSINT data
Domain
Defense technology / Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed systems, Python, AWS, multiple database technologies, data scraping, system scalability
Preferred skills
ETL workflows with large-scale messy data, Temporal, security clearance
Technologies
Python, AWS, Temporal
Responsibilities
Develop software systems to collect data from multiple online sources, maintain access to hard-to-collect OSINT data, ensure systems are scalable and robust, collaborate with mission teams to translate needs into data solutions, improve existing data collection systems, provide technical guidance to peers
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship